---
name: "Skyclave Squid"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Squid"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender", "Landfall"]
set: "ZNR"
set_name: "Zendikar Rising"
collector_number: "296"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tyler Smith"
oracle_id: "301d36e7-06ff-48ed-a7e8-c7d3c72e1e2f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skyclave-squid-znr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Skyclave Squid
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Squid
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Defender, Landfall

## Oracle Text
Defender
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, this creature can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #296
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tyler Smith
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`